Chapter 181 Unforgivable
Orthopedics Department, 7th Floor, First People's Hospital of Panzhou City.

As soon as Chu Yao entered the ward, she was met with a cold snort from the group of people inside, each with an unpleasant expression and full of hostility.

Second Aunt Chu was the first to speak up: "Oh, so this is who we've been raising all these years, this ingrate! What's wrong? Sending your father, your mother, and your brother to jail wasn't enough, now you're here at the hospital?"

Chu Yao pursed her lips and answered softly, "I wanted to come see Grandma."

"What are you looking at? Is this your grandmother? Do you really consider the Chu family as your own? If you had even a shred of conscience, you wouldn't have done such a thing. Bah—"

It was Chu Dahua, who was standing to the side, who stepped in to smooth things over. He first growled at his wife, "Shut up, how dare you talk to Yao Yao like that?"

He then pulled Chu Yao out of the ward, saying, "Yao Yao, Grandma is still sleeping. Why don't you go outside the ward with your second uncle and chat for a bit?"

Once the two were outside, Chu Dahua spoke frankly: "My brother, sister-in-law, and Yaozu were wrong in this matter. They are sorry to you. But look at Yaozu, he has only just come of age. He is young and doesn't know any better. My brother and sister-in-law were just anxious and confused when they did such a thing."

But no matter what, they are still your parents and brother. You've lived together for so many years. It's all family stuff, and besides, you're perfectly fine now, aren't you?"

The man pleaded earnestly, "Yaoyao, listen to your second uncle's advice. There's no such thing as an insurmountable feud between family members. Go to the police station now and plead with the officers. Tell them you did it voluntarily, and ask them to release your parents and brother. That way, this matter will be over..."

"I called the police myself," Chu Yao suddenly interrupted.

These words brought Chu Dahua's previously eloquent speech to a halt. The man was clearly shocked by these words, and when he spoke again, his words were somewhat incoherent: "You mean... you called the police on your own initiative? Not the police who contacted you first?"

Chu Yao nodded, looking directly into the incredulous eyes of the man beside her, and said in a detached tone, "After I left that place, I went to the police station immediately and told them everything that Chu Yaozu and the others had done to me. I even signed a document and put my fingerprint on it. It's impossible for it to change."

Chu Dahua instantly became enraged, no longer controlling his voice, and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Chu Yao, how could you treat your parents like this? Do you think you would still be alive today without them? Would you still be able to go to vocational school and have such a respectable job? You can't forget your roots!"

Just then, an old man's voice came from the ward. His voice was hoarse but strong: "Dahua, let Chu Yao in. I have something to say to her."

……

Only Grandma Chu and Chu Yao remained in the ward.

Chu Yao stood by the hospital bed with her head down, unsure of what to say.

Grandma Chu spoke first: "You've been to school, tell me how many years they'll be sentenced to?" "Usually it's less than five years in prison, but Chu Yaozu, as the main culprit, might get a heavier sentence."

"Chu Yao, your parents are both adults in their forties. They were bewitched and did something wrong. They need to take responsibility for their actions. I won't interfere."

Chu Yao's heart skipped a beat; her grandmother had never called her by her full name like that before.

In her memory, the kind old man in front of her always sat on a wooden stool, making her squat down in front of him, while braiding her hair into neat, shiny black pigtails, and saying, "Our Yaoyao has such black hair. People with black hair are smart from a young age. Study hard now, and when you grow up, you will become someone more capable than the boys in the village!"

Back then, little Chu Yao would happily say sweet words that were true to her heart: "When I make money in the future, I will buy a big house for Grandma to live in."

On the hospital bed, the old man continued, "But your brother has just come of age. He is young and has a long future ahead of him. Once he goes in, his life will be ruined."

Actually, it's all my fault. I failed to stop them from making mistakes and failed to protect you. In short, it's all my fault. I didn't teach my son well, nor did I teach my grandson well.

Yaozu did something wrong, and someone has to take responsibility. I don't understand what you mean by "principal culprit," but no matter what, let me, his grandmother, take the blame for him.

The old woman's eyes were sunken, and her cloudy, yellowish eyes looked at me expectantly, her tone almost pleading: "Grandma is begging you, please tell them that I did all those things, and I'll go to jail for your brother, okay?"

With a "plop," Chu Yao knelt down, tears streaming down her face. "Grandma, I gave them a chance. Chu Yaozu lied to me, saying you were very ill. The day I went back, I saw you were perfectly fine at home, and I immediately realized something was wrong."

I told them that if my brother owes money outside, he should be advised to stop immediately. He should tell me how much he owes, and I will pay it back. If it's not enough, I will borrow from my colleagues, and I will use all my future salary to pay off the debt.

I had said similar things to Chu Yaozu several times before.

But they did it anyway. Grandma, please don't do this, I really can't forgive them.

Hearing this, Grandma Chu didn't reply, but only said with great sorrow, "It's all a tragedy!"

Chu Yao grabbed the sleeve of one arm, wiped away her tears, knelt down and took two steps forward, then kowtowed three times to the old man on the hospital bed, each kowtow louder than the last.

After kowtowing, the girl straightened up, looked straight ahead, and said firmly, "Before they get out, I will send you twenty yuan every month. After they get out, I will give you ten more yuan. If you don't want to see me, I will have someone deliver it to your second uncle's house."

After saying this, Chu Yao stood up, turned around and strode away without looking back.


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